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      Starkweather

      R 2004 1h 30m Drama List
      Reviews 32% 250+ Ratings Audience Score In 1958, 19-year-old Charles Starkweather (Brent Taylor) and his 14-year-old girlfriend Caril-Ann Fugate (Shannon Lucio) go on a killing spree across the Midwest. Read More Read Less

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      cees t Less amusing than Natural Born Killers, but interesting how murder sells. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member It sets out to tell the story of Charles Starkweather (Brent Taylor) who is regarded as the first spree killer in America. Along with his girlfriend, Caril-Ann Fugate (Shannon Lucio), the film follows the pair as they set out in the cold killing ways leaving 11 dead bodies in their path. The problem I have is is that there doesnâ??t appear to be much of a story behind the killings. Charles is egged on by an imaginary cowboy (Lance Henriksen) who lurks in the shadows and talks down to the teenage killer much like an abusive father. Thatâ??s the motivation for the entire film â?? a shadow-lurking cowboy. Caril-Annâ??s motives are equally sparse. After Charles admits to making his first kill to impress her, she simply switches to doe-eye mode and claims itâ??s the sweetest thing anyoneâ??s ever done for her. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member To sad for those pics and Caril Ann such a mind less no caring person. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member If you come into this film just looking for a good movie you will be greatly disappointed by the bad writing, bad acting and the under developed characters. However if you are a serial/mass killer buff who enjoys movies and books about famous serial killer you will probably enjoy this. The movie is actually pretty spot on about the killings. The only areas it falls short are in how they seem to breeze through the killings and on how they have an omniscient devil character speaking to Charlie. Overall this is basicly a lifetime movie and nothing more if you want a good lover killer movie watch natural born killers if you are big into serial killers watch this. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review bill t Not a bad movie here, though you can't help but compare it with Badlands of course. Brent Lucio is no Martin Sheen and Shannon Lucio isn't Sissy Spacek, but both of them, especially Lucio, do a pretty good job. Too bad I can't say the same about the actors playing the cops, who seem to have based their porttrayal from the cops in the Dukes of Hazzard. Director Wener handles it all pretty good, though it does get a little repetitious for a while. The best thing about this one is the cinematography, also by the director. An interesting movie, though definitely not one to rush out and see. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member About a guy who goes on a killing spree with his girlfriend. It get's points for being based on a true story, but I've seen better. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Ryan Cracknell Movie Views Starkweather is the kind of mean-spirited film that uses violence as a way of selling itself and shocking its audience. Mar 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis In 1958, 19-year-old Charles Starkweather (Brent Taylor) and his 14-year-old girlfriend Caril-Ann Fugate (Shannon Lucio) go on a killing spree across the Midwest.
      Director
      Byron Werner
      Screenwriter
      Stephen Johnston
      Production Co
      Starkweather Films LLC, NovelFilms, Bookmark Pictures
      Rating
      R (Some Language|Strong Violence)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 30m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby